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Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-85957-317-4 Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels, Belgium, 24th- 25th June 2002pages 160 Summary This international two-day conference is now firmly established as Europe's premier meeting place for the thermoplastics elastomers sector. The last three events which were held in London, Amsterdam and Brussels each brought together more than 200 key players involved...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-84735-494-5 Published: 2010 Summary Smart Polymer Systems 2010 was iSmithers’ inaugural international conference on stimuli-responsive polymers. These material systems repeatedly dramatically react to small changes in their external environment in a predictable manner.With an immensely wide range of potential applications; biomembranes, intelligent textiles, tissue engineering and smart coatings to name a...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-1-85957-446-1 160 pages Summary The conference aimed to widen the area of discussion from a purely rubber or purely plastic based topic to include those additional related bonding application areas. Papers discussing bonding within the polymer industries and from academic researchers will enable the reader to more fully understand the problems...
Description Author: Conference Proceedings ISBN 9781909030428 Summary Today there are numerous solutions on offer – new methods, resins, technology, processes, and additives and it seems that demand for higher performance and lower costs is set to once again drive technical developments in polymeric foams.Those involved in the manufacture of blowing agents, PU foam insulation and...
Description Author: Conference ISBN 978-1-84735-019-0 Published: 2007Toulouse, France, 18-19 September 2007Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 Summary Polymers play a vital role in many defence and aerospace applications and there is a huge amount of activity underway globally to produce new polymers and polymeric materials that can enhance these applications. Composites are one such example where materials have...
Description Author: Rapra Conference ISBN 978-1-85957-570-3 Summary Manufacturing with plastics often involves a bonding step from packaging, electronic and medical devices to large scale automotive, aerospace and construction projects. This is a continually developing field and experts at this second international conference on joining plastics debated the best methods and options for different applications. Sponsored...
Description Author: S Ashter ISBN 9781455731725 Plastic Films Technologies, Testing, and ApplicationsPublished: 2013 Pages: 352 Summary Key Features• First comprehensive source of information and hands-on guide for the thermoforming of multilayered laminates• Covers applications across such sectors as automotive, packaging, home goods, and construction• Introduces new testing methods leveraging protocols used for metalsDescriptionThermoforming of Single...
Description Author: Ganachaud, François; Boileau, Sylvie; Boury, Bruno (Eds.) ISBN 978-1-4020-8527-7 Published: 2008 285 p. 70 illus., Hardcover Summary Silicon Based Polymers presents highlights in advanced research and technological innovations using macromolecular organosilicon compounds and systems, as presented in the 2007 ISPO congress. Silicon-containing materials and polymers are used all over the world and in a variety...
Description Author: Edited By Hatsuo Ishida & Tarek Agag ISBN 978-0-444-53790-4 712 pages Summary Key Features• Provides thorough coverage of the chemistry and applications of benzoxazine resins with an evidence-based approach to enable chemists, engineers and material scientists to evaluate effectiveness• Features spectra, which allow researchers to compare results, avoid repetition and save time as well...
Description Author: Edited By Maohong Fan, C.P. Huang, Alan E. Bland, Zhonglin Wang, Rachid Slimane & Ian G. Wright ISBN 978-0-08-054820-3 310 pages Summary Key Features: Presents research results from a number of countries with various nanotechnologies in multidisciplinary environmental engineering fieldsGives a solid introduction to the basic theories needed for understanding how environanotechnologies can...
Description Author: John M. Chalmers and Robert J. Meier ISBN 978-0-444-53056-1 776 pages Summary This book will be of particular interest to those engaged in polymer research and development and polymer product characterization and analysis. It will be of significant value to polymer groups and research institutions within academia, industrial laboratories and third-party contract organisations/laboratories involved...
Description Author: Kent ISBN 978-1-906479-03-9 Number of pages: 271 Cover: Softback Summary This unique book provides a structured approach to the techniques of energy management and covers the main topics of relevance to plastics processors. It is designed as a workbook for practical use, and it contains advice which can be applied within companies involved in...
Description Author: T.R.Crompton ISBN 978-1-84735-123-4 Summary This book is intended to be a complete compendium of the types of methodology that have evolved for the determination of the chemical composition of polymers. Volume 1 covers the methodology used for the determination of metals, non-metals and organic functional groups in polymers, and for the determination of...
Description Author: George M. Benedikt and Brian L. Goodall ISBN 1-884207-59-6 Pages 410 Summary This book brings the most recent advances in metallocene technology. In the first part of the book, catalysts and their effect and economy are discussed for the major groups of polymers in which these catalysts found their commercial applications. The well-known...
Description Author: R. Lambourne and T. A. Strivens ISBN 1-884207-73-1 Second Edition950 pages Summary The first edition (1986) of this book became immediately recognized for its professional treatment of this important subject. Several thousand copies of this book are used worldwide. R. Lambourne, the Editor of the first edition assembled the team of leading specialists in...
Description Author: Ed. Manfred Stamm ISBN 978-3-540-73864-0 Approx., 300 p., HardcoverNot yet published. Available: January 3, 2008 Summary Surfaces and interfaces of polymers play an important role in most of the application areas of polymers, e.g. moulds, foils, thin films, coatings, adhesive joints, blends, composites, biomaterials or applications in micro- and nanotechnology. Therefore it is very...
Description Author: Conference ISBN 978-1-85957-038-8 25 papers, softbound Summary The material covers all aspects of elastomeric and rigid foams including: Thermal performance of insulating foams; Analysis of fire gases; The progress of CFC-free foams; Recycling and waste management; Gas transfer; Novel additives and synthesis techniques; Manufacturing developments for a range of foamed materials; Impact properties. Table...
Description Author: Yoshiharu Doi (Editor), Alexander Steinbüchel (Editor) ISBN 978-3-527-30219-2 Hardcover480 pages Summary Volumes 3a, b and 4 focus on polyesters synthesized by bacteria and eukaryotic organisms as well as all aspects of the biosynthesis and metabolism of these biopolymers together with their production and isolation. In addition, these volumes treat various synthetic polyesters and related...
Description Author: Jurgen Schulte (Editor) ISBN 978-0-470-85400-6 Hardcover194 pages Summary The rapid growth of miniaturisation to meet the demand for increasingly smart devices is driving global investment in a wide range of industries such as IT, electronics, energy, biotechnology, and materials science. Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends, and Applications, written by experts from Asia, Europe, and...
Description Author: Worrell and Reuter ISBN 9780123964595 State-of-the-art for practitioners, analysts, and scientists Summary Key Features- Portrays recent and emerging technologies in metal recycling, by-product utilization, and management of post-consumer waste- Uses life cycle analysis to show how to reclaim valuable resources from mineral and metallurgical wastes- Uses examples from current professional and industrial practice, with...